Results for “Science Advances”

ChronCenter1 day ago

Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says

During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday...

NewscientistCenter4 hours ago

The 12 strangest science stories we can’t stop thinking about

From subconscious finger sniffing to rats driving cars, New Scientist staff have reported on many weird, wild or utterly bonkers discoveries and inventions in the 70 years since we began

PopsciCenter22 hours ago

The creepy science behind sleep paralysis ‘demons’

Aliens, vampires, and ghosts have haunted our sleep for centuries.

The EconomistCenter1 day ago

AI eats science 2: life 2.0

Our podcast on science and technology. This week, the second episode of our four-part series on how scientists are grappling with AI

TheweekCenter2 days ago

The best science-fiction thrillers of all time

Rampaging aliens, a viral apocalypse and a mysterious bubble top the list of pulse-pounding sci-fi movies

VoxLeft16 hours ago

A peek inside the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science celebration

On October 22, Vox co-hosted a screening event honoring the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science grant awardees. The program awards five women scientists postdoctoral grants to advance their research. This year’s recipients work in...

WIREDLeans left1 day ago

An AI Breakthrough Has Made Decades of Computer Science Research ‘Irrelevant’

Anthropic and OpenAI say they’ve disproved a key tenet of computer science. Researchers are struggling with the fall but also feel like “overexcited bunnies” as they look at new questions to explore.

BuzzFeedNot rated2 days ago

If You Can Get 5/5 On This History And Science Quiz, You're More Knowledgeable Than 98.9% Of People

Test your science and history knowledge!

Black-Eyed Children: The Urban Legend and the Science

The black-eyed children legend turns ordinary requests for help into horror stories. Here's how it spread and what science says about those all-black eyes.

Indian ExpressLeans left2 days ago

Our goal today is to develop new technologies for India, the world: PM at science conclave

PopsciCenter2 days ago

In 1828, serial killers sold their victims’ bodies to science

Edinburgh's medical schools needed bodies. William Burke and William Hare had a horrifying solution.

PhysCenter12 hours ago

Asteroids venturing near white dwarfs don't break directly into dust, study reveals

When asteroids travel too close to white dwarfs, the dense remnants of stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel, powerful gravitational forces can tear them apart. However, new research from Planetary Science Institute (PSI)...

PhysCenter15 hours ago

Microplastic shape can influence viral disease severity in rainbow trout

The shape of microplastics can influence how deadly a viral infection can be for fish, according to new research from William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). The findings suggest that some forms of plastic...

The Christian Science MonitorCenter1 day ago

Let’s elect to trust God

Can we put even our strongest political convictions on the altar of genuinely wanting God’s will to be done? Original content on Christian Science written for this column by one of our readers. Audio read by a member of our audio team.

The Christian Science MonitorCenter1 day ago

Finding the Comforter in a grieving world

Christian Science reveals that the Christ is here and able to bring healing comfort to each individual.

Sky NewsLeans right3 hours ago

Could artificial intelligence really wipe out humanity by using a bioweapon?

It's potentially difficult for a 'home-made' bioweapon using AI to be manufactured, but state actors with labs may be different. Sky's Science and Technology Editor Tom Clarke examines whether an AI-designed pathogen could threaten...

PhysCenter10 hours ago

New X-ray method isolates faint signals from water at material surfaces

A research team from Toyohashi University of Technology, the Institute for Molecular Science and the Institute of Science Tokyo, led by Yu Kinjo and professor Ryugo Tero of Toyohashi University of Technology, has developed a new method...

NewsCenter20 hours ago

A newly identified bird-like dinosaur from the Cretaceous period may be the first known dinosaur speciali

A newly identified bird-like dinosaur from the Cretaceous period may be the first known dinosaur speciali The Times of India Scientists have found a dinosaur that preferred eating fruits instead of meat ThePrint ‘Hell chicken’ dinosaur...

Los Angeles TimesLeans left2 days ago

Explore Endeavour with an astronaut who knows its secrets (including how to store tortillas in space)

The California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is now home to the space shuttle Endeavour. NASA astronaut Danny Olivas gave us a tour.

The Christian Science MonitorCenter1 day ago

Thursday, October 29, 2026

The Serbian student movement may have won a stunning victory in Sunday’s elections, but it hasn’t shed much light on what its government might look like. So far, it’s only announced a commitment to following the law rather than...

The Christian Science MonitorCenter1 day ago

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Israeli voters showed up in record numbers Tuesday. By 8 p.m. local time, election officials reported that turnout was more than 74% – the highest since such tracking began in 1973. Find our report on what the exit polls found, and what...

The Christian Science MonitorCenter1 day ago

Friday, October 23, 2026

International observers are unlikely to have a direct effect on how U.S. elections are run. But their presence can be steadying and their analysis can help voters understand what went right and how the country’s electoral system could...

The Christian Science MonitorCenter1 day ago

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

With no absentee voting option, tens of thousands of Israelis flew home from around the world for Tuesday’s parliamentary elections, the first since Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, and the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran that...

The Christian Science MonitorCenter1 day ago

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Given how Donald Trump has approached the presidency thus far, analysts expect that his “lame duck” period after the midterm elections won’t necessarily follow historical patterns. Also: today’s stories, including Serbia is facing a...

New RepublicLeft2 days ago

RFK Jr. Faces Backlash After Trashing 500 Million Arabs in the World

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. decided to slander an entire ethnic group in a speech Monday. Kennedy told the Kent County GOP in Grand Rapids, Michigan, “There’s 500 million Arabs in the world. And yet they...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left1 day ago

Bears QB Caleb Williams to keep wearing Caddix cleats, even with NFL fines looming

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams will continue wearing what he calls his “science cleats,” even if the NFL keeps fining him. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams likes to hum on the sideline. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.

PopsciCenter3 days ago

Earth’s first fully-marine amphibian stalked the seafloor with a chunky, bony body

‘Gerrothorax maritimus’ lived about 237 million years ago, when parts of China were covered by an ocean. Learn more about Gerrothorax maritimus, an ancient amphibian that may have lived in a fully marine ecosystem. Covered by 3 outlets:...

Breaking Science NewsNot rated3 days ago

Webb Finds Dust-Rich Water Ice in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found that the water ice in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is mixed with dark, rocky material in tiny grains.

Breaking Science NewsNot rated11 hours ago

New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Identified in Argentina

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of megaraptorid dinosaur from an incomplete skeleton unearthed in northern Patagonia, Argentina.

Breaking Science NewsNot rated1 day ago

Fluorescent Glow Reveals Hidden Glaze on Chauvet Cave’s Ancient Art

Some of the oldest drawings known to humanity, made roughly 37,000 years ago in France’s Chauvet Cave, are covered by a thin, translucent film of calcite that cannot be seen with the naked eye.